It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Ken Douglas. Ken was one of New Zealand’s most well-known trade union leaders and served on a number of our Boards. He was special to many of our senior staff members, and he won’t be forgotten. “While he will be well remembered for the high profile roles he played with the union movement, it is for his values and contribution at the board table Read more…
The decision to fully end COVID-19 vaccine mandates has come as a welcome relief to home and community support health services, the boss of New Zealand’s largest provider says. Most COVID-19 restrictions were ditched on Tuesday with remaining vaccine mandates to fully end in a fortnight. The mandates put pressure on home-care providers such as the New Zealand Health Group, which lost hundreds of workers because of the mandates, chief executive Josephine Gagan said.
Josephine Gagan, CEO of New Zealand Health Group, the country’s largest provider of home and community support services, has welcomed the Government’s decision today to drop the Covid-19 protection framework. “The dropping of the vaccine and seven-day isolation mandates for household contacts will make an enormous difference to the home and community sector and alleviate a lot of the pressure on our ability to cover the shifts at the last minute. “Importantly it means hundreds, Read more…
Our Managing Director, Josephine Gagan, spoke with Nikki Mandow from Newsroom about the role of the home and community support sector, the challenges of the staffing crisis and some of the programmes being implemented to ensure our committed team can continue delivering high-quality home care and support to over 30,000 kiwi’s. They also looked back on the last couple of years and New Zealand Health Group’s contribution to the pandemic. Nikki’s article is here: https://www.newsroom.co.nz/business/the-health-leader-youve-never-heard-of-who-set-up-miq
The New Zealand Health Group is proud to announce its Hiwa-i-te-rangi Māori Health Leadership Scholarship that worth up to $20,000. The purpose of this scholarship is to enable more Māori to be in decision making leadership roles within the health sector. The Hiwa-i-te-rangi Māori Health Leadership Scholarship programme is one of New Zealand Health Group’s initiatives in building equity in health and wellness in Aotearoa New Zealand. Ranei, Group Executive Cultural Advisor from New Zealand Read more…
The country’s largest provider of home and community support services, New Zealand Health Group, is throwing its full support behind the 65,000 carers and support workers across Aotearoa who are calling for the Government to urgently address the inadequate funding in the home-based care sector to ensure fair pay and better work conditions. “These are people who work tirelessly to provide in-home care and support to some of our most vulnerable kiwis and they deserve Read more…
Retirement villages are booming, while aged care homes face a staffing crisis over nurses’ pay, forcing the closure of more than 400 beds {Credit: Stuff 24/04/22} A wave of baby boomer pensioners, combined with the global pandemic, is firing up the retirement industry. Every week about 40 new villas and apartments are completed, and every week 100 seniors move into retirement villages to enjoy the secure carefree lifestyle pictured in glossy advertising brochures. Over the Read more…
Josephine Gagan, New Zealand Health Group Managing Director, weighs in on the brain drain prospect for the aged care sector Brain drain predictions terrifying prospect for aged care sector [Credit: Newshub 12/04/2022] As the border breaks open to Aussie tourists on Tuesday night there are fears about Kiwis flocking the other way. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has warned at least 50,000 New Zealanders will leave over the next year as we Read more…
Josephine Gagan (Managing Director, New Zealand Health Group) talks about Pay Equity bringing inequality in pay on TVNZ Breakfast interview. While the pay equity settlement announcement on Friday 8 April by the New Zealand Nurses Organisation is significant news for DHB nurses, healthcare assistants and customer service workers, it is extremely disappointing for the dedicated nurses and healthcare assistants with the same skills and expertise who work in the home and community support sector. New Read more…
Fletcher Building announces the launch of Vivid Living -its innovative new business bringing a unique offer to the retirement living market. Vivid Living’s first homes will be built within the popular Fletcher Living communities of Waiata Shores and Red Beach in Auckland and be available for customers to view and sign up from March 2022. Established as a fresh, new way to approach retirement, Vivid Living is designed for residents aged 70+ to continue to Read more…